FEATURED PROJECT: Rocky Reach Dam Intake Head Gate

ROCKY REACH DAM INTAKE HEAD GATE

Thompson Metal Fab manufactured 1 of the 3 required gates during a Chelan County PUD Intake Headgate replacement project. The gates are 50 feet tall x 23 feet wide and supplied to the field in four segments. Each segment varies from 11 to 13 feet tall. The depth of the gate is 3 feet.

Gates are equipped with wheel assemblies that allow the gate to travel up and down in the slot to control the flow of water. The total weight of the gate is approx. 250,000lbs. The gates were manufactured per AISC & AWS D1.1 specifications.

HIGHLIGHTS

All structural steel plates and shapes conformed to requirements for ASTM A36/ASTM A572 grade 50.
All skin plates for gate sections conformed to requirements of ASTM A572 Grade 50.
All stainless steel material conformed to ASTM A240 or ASTM A276, TYPE 316.

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